The Haiku Foundation has a new site design. Some readers may remember that I helped begin their Education Resources several years ago. Jim Kacian is editor.
New to Haiku: What is Haiku? is a recent post by Julie Bloss Kelsey, from THF Education Committee. I look forward to following her new series.
Please see Jim Kacian’s post at The Haiku Foundation
for the introduction,
“seed” poem,
and how to participate at The Haiku Foundation.
Sunday blue sky
and evergreens
last day of March
to enjoy with gratitude
tomorrow is April
April is National Poetry Month, founded by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996.
April 17 is International Haiku Poetry Day, hosted by The Haiku Foundation. Please read Plans for International Haiku Poetry Day 2019, by Jim Kacian, for more information.
The first Earth Day was on April 22, 1970. You may be interested to read
Introduction: the Earth Day story and Gaylord Nelson.
Lake Michigan – April 2016
Oostburg, Wisconsin
Ellen Grace Olinger
A Landmark Date for The Haiku Foundation, by Jim Kacian, celebrates their official first 10 years. Many people are honored in the post for their work.
I worked with Jim Kacian and others at The Haiku Foundation to begin their Education Resources.
Please visit The Haiku Foundation for more information.
Ellen Grace Olinger
For a few years, I served as a volunteer in education at The Haiku Foundation.
In 2013, their Education Resources feature was first published. Jim Kacian and I wrote the first set of lessons for the elementary grades. Montage: The Book, edited by Allan Burns, was a primary textbook. Dave Russo and Billie Wilson also helped with this work. Billie was the editor of the Haiku Registry, and I read there a lot, as I wrote lessons.
Brad Bennett and Jeannie Martin hosted the How We Haiku – Teaching Stories series. The 19 stories are also listed on the Education Resources page, and you can link to the original posts at The Haiku Foundation.
Many poets, teachers, and scholars contribute their work.
Ellen Grace Olinger
country roads
reflections of light
from new steel roofs
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Published in on down the road, Haiku Society of America 2017 Members’ Anthology, edited by LeRoy Gorman.
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I first wrote this poem for EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration 2015: The Year of Light, The Haiku Foundation.
Last year, I wrote a new haiku lesson for the Education Resources feature at The Haiku Foundation. Thanks to Jim Kacian for his work in publishing the lesson.
Haiku Lesson for All Ages: EarthRise Collaboration Themes and Poems
Ellen Grace Olinger
I am working on some new content for The Haiku Foundation Education Resources.
If you have not visited The Haiku Foundation Education Resources recently, there are lessons for all ages. We added new plans this year.
One example is Sharing Haiku Lesson 2 – The Haiku Foundation Digital Library.
Jim Kacian is the Editor for the education work.
Thank you,
Ellen Grace Olinger
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin 